Flyby1206

What’s the junior WB CA DOH/#?

Learjet driver

767 Capt went to 2013 DOH #9820

777 Capt went to 1995 LUAL/ 1998 maybe LCAL #4160

Flyby1206

Thanks.... 👍🍻

Bahamasflyer

Damn....much more junior than I'd have thought

Spicy McHaggis

Yeah that’s pretty junior. They are looking at years of reserve and feb/oct vacations. Being at the bottom of a BES isn’t for everyone, but everyone has a different situation.

Bahamasflyer

And that right there is probably the #1 thing I like about this industry.

It'll be interesting to see how many miss their seniority and bid down to NB CA or WB FO when their seat lock is done.

CrowneVic

For a potential new-hire on the Airbus who would have to commute regardless of base, can someone please provide information about the different types of flying that can be expected in EWR vs. SFO vs. LAX?

Trying to figure out if one of those bases has “funner” or “better” flying, per se.

If it matters, from where I live, UA has a few daily direct flights to EWR and SFO. I would otherwise have to rely on AA to get to LAX. But, there are probably triple the number of daily AA flights to LAX than there are UA flights to the other bases.

Moving is not an option at this time, and all three commutes are about equal in time assuming a one-legger. Also, QOL and time at home are bigger priorities for me than money right now.

My goal would be to get to IAH as soon as possible, even if that means being junior for longer.

Obviously the West Coast has the nicer weather, but I want to factor in other items, such as crashpad availability, QOL while hanging out on reserve, etc.

A couple of concerns for me would be the difficulty of having to cover both EWR and LGA as a commuter if based out of EWR, and the potential difficulty of having to rely on AA to get me to work if based out of LAX.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

cadetdrivr

I think you've identified most of the issues. So in no particular order...

Yes, you will need to cover multiple airports in EWR, and yes, you are on your own for that. It sucks, but that's the way it is.

Yes, the WX is generally better on the west coast, especially LAX. HOWEVER, SFO can drop into "flow delays" at the drop of a pin.

I would suspect that you would get off RSV sooner in either SFO or EWR, which will increase your QOL greatly while you wait for IAH.

And if you are truly interested in QOL, open yourself to the 737. The 320 is the far better airplane to spend a workday, IMHO, but the UAL 737 fleet is HUGE. EWR 737 is massive, for example, and has the best mix of narrowbody flying in the system, perhaps even the world. Even folks without great seniority can find stuff that works for them in EWR. But it's EWR so the commute can go sideways quickly.

CrowneVic

Thanks. Is it correct that SFO also covers flying out of SJC? That seems a lot easier to do via BART than having to get to LGA?

Guessing crashpads in the bay area are crazy expensive.

XHooker

BART doesn’t go to SJC.